More than a year out from the 2012 election, the poll shows Obama beating Perry, the Texas governor, 51-37. Against Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, Obama is up 49-40.

The president captured almost 58 percent of the Washington vote in 2008.

About this Poll

The telephone poll of 500 likely voters was conducted last week by Strategies 360, a Seattle public-affairs and lobbying firm founded by Democratic political operative Ron Dotzauer (the firm employs both Democrats and Republicans). The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.